People passing through a bridge over the Epopular Beas river in Kullu.
New Delhi: Even in the month of September in North India, the monsoon outbreak is not taking the name of stopping. Heavy rains, floods and landslides in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Delhi-NCR have completely disturbed life. Rivers are in spate, roads are closed, and in many areas schools are being closed as well as people are being transported to safe places. The Meteorological Department has issued an alert for heavy rain in the next 48 hours, which is expected to make the situation more serious.
Tawi river in Jammu is in spate, highway closed due to landslides
The water level of the Tawi river in Jammu has crossed the danger mark, causing flooding in the areas situated on the banks of the river. Alert for heavy rain has been issued for the next 48 hours in Jammu Division. Several highways have been closed due to landslides in Doda and Udhampur. Landslides on the Doda-Kishtwar highway brought heavy debris on the road, which have been installed machines to remove. The police have appealed to the people to watch travel advisory before traveling. Landslides in Barmini village of Jammu have damaged more than 50 houses and about 100 families have been affected. The Vaishno Devi Yatra has been temporarily postponed, although the Railways has decided to restore 24 trains.
The Tawi River in Jammu is in full swing.
Landslide and floods in Himachal Pradesh
Heavy rains and landslides in Himachal Pradesh have caused heavy havoc. The National Highway-5 has been completely closed due to landslides near Nathpa in Kinnaur. Landslides in Rampur, Shimla covered the roads with debris, and a building near the bus stand in Kullu collapsed due to landslides. Fortunately, the building was emptied in time, which averted a big accident. In Sundernagar, Mandi, two houses were buried in debris due to landslides, in which 5 people were trapped. The teams of NDRF and SDRF are engaged in rescue operation and so far three bodies have been removed.
Himachal has been recorded in 46 times in this monsoon season, and 95 places have been flooded. 1,277 roads, 3,207 power transformers and 790 drinking water schemes have come to a standstill including four national highways. All educational institutions in Shimla, Chamba, Solan, Sirmaur, Bilaspur, Una and Kangra have been closed. Lahaul-Spiti’s Kunjam top has received the first snowfall of the season, causing a drastic drop in temperature.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Maan, visiting the flood affected areas of Punjab.
The biggest flood in Punjab after 37 years
After 1988 in Punjab, the most frightening floods are being seen. Sutlej, Beas, Ravi and Ghaggar rivers are flowing above the danger mark, which has submerged 12 districts. 2.56 lakh people have been affected by the floods and 30 people have died. The situation is the most serious in districts like Gurdaspur, Ferozepur, Amritsar, and Hoshiarpur. NDRF, SDRF, Army and Police have so far taken 15,688 people to safe places, including 5,549 people from Gurdaspur and 3,321 from Ferozepur.
The Punjab government has set up 129 relief camps, where 7,144 people have taken shelter. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann visited flood affected areas in Ferozepur and sought assistance of Rs 60,000 crore from the central government. About three lakh acres of crops have been completely destroyed, causing heavy losses to the farmers. The Meteorological Department has issued alert for heavy rain for the next 36 hours, and orders have been ordered to close all schools in Chandigarh.
Many areas of Delhi have been flooded.
Delhi-NCR: Yamuna’s water level rises
The Yamuna river in Delhi is flowing above the danger mark, which has increased the risk of flooding in the low -lying areas. The water level of Yamuna is rising rapidly due to release of more than 1.63 lakh cusecs of water from Hathinikund barrage in Haryana. Water has entered roads and colonies in areas like Yamuna Bazar, Vasudev Ghat, Burari and Kashmiri Gate. The iron bridge has been closed, and the administration has deployed 25–30 boats and divers. Roads have become sea in areas like Hastasal and Janakpuri, and due to rain in Janakpuri, the road collapsed and became a big pit.
There is a lot of heavy jam situation on the Delhi-Greater Noida Expressway. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited relief camps and took stock of the situation and said that the government is ready to deal with every situation. All schools in Noida, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Bulandshahr have been closed, and work-form-home in Gurugram has been advised. The Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rains in the next 24 hours. According to the Meteorological Department, the process of rain may continue for the next few days.
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